Leopardpawz over on Deviant Art has released a really awesome time lapse video showing off the creation of a raw scene from Friendship is Magic. It's pretty crazy how much actually goes into a single scene, and defenitly worth a watch! Head on over to his page here and check it out!

(Update: Since people seem to be confused, this isn't an actual DHX animator, just a fan)

We have a mix of vocals and remixes this time around, starting with two originals and finishing with a greatly extended version of that background music playing when Cadence and Shining Armor EXPLODE. Find them below!

1.) What We Have is Magic - Scarlett Peace
2.) I'm a Hurricane (Original Song by PhonyBrony)
3.) Waltz of Ridiculous Sentiments (Love Conquers All Remix)

The Elements of Charity 24 hour fundraiser for Maddy Peters' 'Inked! Art for Africa' effort was a resounding success over this weekend! The goal of raising $5000 for the charity was easily surpassed for a total of $5053 in just that 24 hour period! Congratulations guys, I couldn't be more proud of you all.

Many cool guests popped in over the course of the marathon (a hearty thanks to those who showed up to hear my terrible voice while I was interviewed) including some special thanks from the likes of Andrea Libman, Ashleigh Ball, and Maddy Peters herself in the form of audio files for the audience!

Once again, a big thanks to all of you that showed up in support of this event and especially to those that donated. You guys rock! Check out the official copy paste on the event after the break as well as for the audio files from our lovely VAs!

Description: In the distant past they were magically and genetically engineered to
be the perfect servitor race. They are powerful, adaptable,
intelligent and completely under the control of their creators. A
laboratory accident frees one such pony from her mental chains, but
how can one mare save herself and the rest of her people if she
doesn't even know she's a slave?
This is not the Equestria you know and these are not your little ponies.
Not yet anyway.

Time for a whole bunch of random pony merch! First off is another one of those huge coloring books found in the Ukraine. All of the pages can be found after the break translated. Thanks to Ярослав for the translation and images!

We also have a whole pile of stuff from a Dutch store called Action. Jarika took a bunch of pictures, and send over a list of prices! Have that:

Over in Calgary, our ace reporter, Navi (Not to be confused with that obnoxious Zelda faerie) has bugged Mark Meer, the voice actor behind Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series about ponies. Apparently he is a fan, and has endorsed his favorite pony in Equestria. Using a strenuous investigative process, we have come to the conclusion that Mr. Shepard actually snuck off to watch ponies at the end of Mass Effect. That much galactic stress and turmoil can only be healed by pastel equines.

I guess he does sort of share an affinity with the "do everything yourself" attitude his favorite pony has, though he may want to re-watch Applebuck season.

You LA people must be having a blast lately! It looks like Meghan McCarthy is invading yet another panel. At Nerdmelt, Meghan is signed up to do a writers panel along with a few other cartoon writers. It looks like tickets are actually still available this time around, but considering how huge the fanbase is in California, you might want to grab them before they are gone.

The actual panel takes place at 5:00 PM Pacific on May 6, 2012. For more information on Nerdmelt overall, check out their website here!

Thanks to Dr. WTF for the heads up! For once, he was the only one to send it. Slackers.

Update: Apparently these pop up on itunes after a while too, so catch it there after!

Description: No matter how strong the bonds of friendship may be, the unexpected events of life and the call of dreams can still pull friends apart. Only Twilight remains in Ponyville, and she wonders if she'll ever be able to be happy without her friends living in the same town.

Remember that crazy Fiends from Dream Valley game that was floating around a while back? Well, it finally has a demo out! The general gameplay idea is to switch to different ponies, each with their own abilities. It also has some really neat physics to top it off!

Description: Before The Mane 6, before Nightmare Moon, before the all chaos, there was a little alicorn and a young draconequus. After a chance meeting one summer morning, they begin a relationship that spans millenniums, and its not always a happy one.